Ligue 2: Amiens SC - Niort preview and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne (12097 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Amiens SC fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Niort.

Insights:
  • Niort have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in Ligue 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Amiens are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Niort are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Amiens SC form and stats

7-7-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Amiens SC so far this season.

The Amiens crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Guingamp here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne in a Ligue 2 match. 1-1 away at Dunkerque before that.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Amiens here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (15 from 18 games). Amiens SC are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 18 matches.

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Niort form and stats

Niort, who have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in Ligue 2, have only collected 16 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 3-7-8 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.

Niort's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rodez that finished 1-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Valenciennes that ended 1-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Niort as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Niort rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 33 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Niort - Amiens 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last nine meetings between the teams: Amiens won five, Niort won three and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NiortP. Bâ
P. Bâ
14 goals
Amiens SCC. Timite
C. Timite
4 goals
AmiensS. Odey
S. Odey
4 goals

Amiens SC missing players

Niort missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Amiens SC Niort
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
11 7 2 Won W 2 3 9
12 7 4 Drew D 3 7 13
13 4 0 Lost L 1 8 14
32 15 3 Scored S 9 17 34
38 12 1 Conceded C 10 33 56
83% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
58% 39% 17% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 72%
33% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 42%
14% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 22%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 22% 11%
36% 33% 17% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 44%
39% 50% 83% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 28%
42% 39% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 39% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.8 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.2 2
5 2 0 Red cards R C 2 6 9
 
8.1 8.4 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.1 7.8
3.4 3.2 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.4 2.8
26% 26% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 39% 34%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Niort have the the worst goal difference (-16) away in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 36 22 8 6 56 33 18 14 3 1 30 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 23 74
2 Clermont 35 19 9 7 55 21 18 12 5 1 34 8 17 7 4 6 21 13 34 66
3 Toulouse 34 18 8 8 62 37 17 12 3 2 39 16 17 6 5 6 23 21 25 62
4 Grenoble Foot 38 35 17 10 8 48 32 17 11 6 0 33 12 18 6 4 8 15 20 16 61
5 Paris 36 16 12 8 49 36 18 10 5 3 28 18 18 6 7 5 21 18 13 60
6 Auxerre 36 15 13 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 58
7 Sochaux 36 12 15 9 42 31 18 6 7 5 22 19 18 6 8 4 20 12 11 51
8 Valenciennes 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 5 5 8 23 32 -6 47
9 Nancy 36 11 12 13 50 50 18 6 7 5 26 26 18 5 5 8 24 24 0 45
10 Amiens SC 36 11 12 13 32 38 18 7 7 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 45
11 Ajaccio 36 11 11 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 44
12 Rodez 36 8 18 10 37 42 18 6 8 4 22 19 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 42
13 Guingamp 36 8 17 11 37 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -6 41
14 Le Havre 35 9 14 12 30 42 17 3 8 6 13 20 18 6 6 6 17 22 -12 41
15 Pau 35 10 10 15 36 43 18 8 5 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 40
16 Dunkerque 36 10 10 16 31 42 18 6 7 5 19 15 18 4 3 11 12 27 -11 40
17 Niort 36 9 13 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 40
18 Caen 36 8 14 14 32 45 18 5 9 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 38
19 Chambly 36 8 11 17 40 61 18 6 3 9 20 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -21 35
20 Châteauroux 36 4 10 22 32 56 18 3 4 11 21 31 18 1 6 11 11 25 -24 22

Amiens SC:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 36 22 8 6 56 33 18 14 3 1 30 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 23 74
2 Clermont 35 19 9 7 55 21 18 12 5 1 34 8 17 7 4 6 21 13 34 66
3 Toulouse 34 18 8 8 62 37 17 12 3 2 39 16 17 6 5 6 23 21 25 62
4 Grenoble Foot 38 35 17 10 8 48 32 17 11 6 0 33 12 18 6 4 8 15 20 16 61
5 Paris 36 16 12 8 49 36 18 10 5 3 28 18 18 6 7 5 21 18 13 60
6 Auxerre 36 15 13 8 60 40 18 10 5 3 37 17 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 58
7 Sochaux 36 12 15 9 42 31 18 6 7 5 22 19 18 6 8 4 20 12 11 51
8 Valenciennes 36 12 11 13 44 50 18 7 6 5 21 18 18 5 5 8 23 32 -6 47
9 Nancy 36 11 12 13 50 50 18 6 7 5 26 26 18 5 5 8 24 24 0 45
10 Amiens SC 36 11 12 13 32 38 18 7 7 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 45
11 Ajaccio 36 11 11 14 33 42 18 8 5 5 20 16 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 44
12 Rodez 36 8 18 10 37 42 18 6 8 4 22 19 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 42
13 Guingamp 36 8 17 11 37 43 18 3 10 5 17 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -6 41
14 Le Havre 35 9 14 12 30 42 17 3 8 6 13 20 18 6 6 6 17 22 -12 41
15 Pau 35 10 10 15 36 43 18 8 5 5 22 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -7 40
16 Dunkerque 36 10 10 16 31 42 18 6 7 5 19 15 18 4 3 11 12 27 -11 40
17 Niort 36 9 13 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 18 3 7 8 17 33 -22 40
18 Caen 36 8 14 14 32 45 18 5 9 4 15 18 18 3 5 10 17 27 -13 38
19 Chambly 36 8 11 17 40 61 18 6 3 9 20 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -21 35
20 Châteauroux 36 4 10 22 32 56 18 3 4 11 21 31 18 1 6 11 11 25 -24 22

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.